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Which Scheduled Tribe is especially prominent in Chhattisgarh?
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Chhattisgarh
Chitrakot Waterfall on the Indravati River, near Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh, India.
Among the Scheduled Tribes residing in Chhattisgarh, the Gond peoples are the most prominent.1
The Gond are a group of indigenous peoples found across several states in central and south-central India. Within Chhattisgarh, particularly in the highlands of the Bastar region, several important Gond tribes reside, including the Muria, the Bisonhorn Maria, and the Hill Maria. While many Gond have adopted other languages, many still speak Gondi, a language belonging to the Dravidian family.21